LOT 3925
Justin and Sophia AE 40 Nummi or Follis. Dated RY 12 (576/7). Cyzicus mint. 2nd officina.
[...]-ΝVS P P A, nimbate figures of Justin, holding globus cruciger, and Sophia, holding cruciform sceptre, seated facing on double throne; cross above / Large M; cross above; A N N O X II (date) across field; B below, KYZ in exergue. DOC 125b.1-2; SB 372. Very Fine.(14.55gr, 30mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Tiberius III (Apsimar) AE 20 Nummi or Half Follis. Dated RY 1(?) (AD 698/9). Constantinople mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Crowned and cuirassed bust facing, holding spear / Large K; cross above, date across field. Cf. DOC 12; SB 1368. 3.90gr, 26mm, 1h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Justin II, with Sophia AE 40 Nummi or Follis. Dated RY 10 (AD 574/5). Uncertain military mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Nimbate imperial couple seated facing on double throne / Large M; ANNO to left; X (date) to right, cross above, A below, KYZ in exergue. MIBE 90b; DOC 123 (Cyzicus); SB 372 (Cyzicus). 10.03gr, 26mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Pierced.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Maurice Tiberius AE 40 Nummi or Follis. Dated RY 2 (AD 583/4). Theoupolis (Antioch) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
∂ ᙏ ΠTI CO-TNITAΛT P P, facing bust, wearing crown with trefoil ornament, consular robes, holding mappa and eagle-tipped sceptre / Large ᙏ; cross above, ANNO to left, II (date) to right, ƮHЄUP' in exergue. DOC 153; SB 532. 12.46gr, 31mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
